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FIRST TO ENLIST IN THE COUNTY.
W. C. Connell announced that he would head the list of this first company and he, with J. S. Hunt and W. A. Walker, were appointed a committee to recruit it. On Saturday. April 20th. an office was opened for that purpose at Connell and Vanatta's law office and a number enlisted. If any three men were to be selected as fairly representing the local enthusiasm and patriotism at this time, no better could be named than Messrs. Conneil. Va- natta and J. W. Traer. On the following Tuesday after the recruiting office was opened, another enthusiastic meeting was held in the court house, at which the citizens of the county pledged themselves to maintain the families of all those who vohm- teored their service for the Civil war. This eventually had the effort of easing the minds of would-be volunteers, and several Bentonites enlisted very soon after the resolution was passed.
It is known that the first man to enlist in this pioneer company was W. C. Connell, who was closely followed by JJ. S. Hant. W. S. Pickerell. M. Thompson. W. A. Walker, John Dempsey and Edwin Jenks. Several young men from Vinton who wished to be at the front at the earliest possible date, went to Cedar Rapids to enlist. believing that a larger city would be able sooner to complete its quota of troops. Among these were P. Murdock and George Rei- fenstahl. who enlisted in the First Iowa infantry. A few days after the court house meeting. the board of supervisors, in special session, pledged themselves to appropriate five hundred dollars to aid in the equipment of any company of vohmteers which the county might raise, and on the last of the month. about two weeks
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after Lincoln's first call for troops, the ladies of Vinton organized for the purpose of preparing lint and bandages for the use of any vohmteers who should require them.
OFFICERS OF PIONEER COMPANY.
On May 4th the company. which had been raised met in the court house, and after taking an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States, elected the following officers: Captain. Jacob S. Ilunt : first lieutenant, William C. Connell ; second lieutenant. William F. Pickerell; third lieutenant. William A. Walker. and ensign. Jacob Metz. The non-commissioned officers afterward ap- pointed were: J. A. MeClure. orderly sergeant; Nathan Rice. second sergeant : David Barbett. third sergeant; JJohn K. Raser. first corporal ; R. II. Kirkpatrick. G. B: Mills. Samuel Oberlander. corporals; Arke Jenks, fifer; J. R. Boyd, drummer; James E. White. bass drummer. It is but just to add that Mr. Connell. who had been elected first lientenant of the company, was pre- vented from going to the front by the serious illness of his wife.
In response to President Lincoln's second call for troops to the mumber of 85,000, Benton county held another grand union rally at the court house on the 1st of May. The preamble to the resolutions adopted indicates that the second company was being formed at Vinton and that its citizens were unanimously in favor of the state appropriation of $500,000 to carry out the provisions of the proposed military law which would require available men between eighteen and forty-five to enroll themselves in the state of Towa.
PARKER'S GROVE AND HICKORY GROVE.
Outside of Vinton at this carly period. Parker's Grove and Hickory Grove were especially active. At the former place a company of Home Guards was promptly raised and at Hickory Grove the ladies made one of the first flags turned out by the patriots of the county. On May 5th it was raised. amid an eu- thusiastie gathering, and Isaiah Morris read an original poem which he had written for the occasion. A few days afterwards the citizens of Harrison formed a company of riflemen called the Harrison Rangers, whose special object was to repel any invasion of the soil of Towa, and a similar company was also organized in Eden township.
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"BOYS IN BLUE" HAD TO BE UNIFORMED.
Before the "boys in blue" from Benton county could really start for the front. considerable work was still required on the part of the ladies, as they did not intend to see their representa- tives enter the field only half elad. On the 16th of May the cloth for the uniforms of the Benton county volunteers arrived, and three days afterward the ladies met at Rev. N. C. Robinson's church and made arrangements to manufacture the raw material into appropriate garments. The uniforms having been completed for the Benton county volunteers on the evening of July 8th. the people gathered at the Presbyterian church for the purpose of bidding them farewell and Godspeed. Not only were the Union boys given the support of enthusiastie and affectionate speeches, but each was presented with a New Testament to take with him wherever fate should lead. On the following morn- ing the streets were alive with men, women and children. who were assembled to take a last look at those who were to start for the front. At about eleven o'clock the volunteers were drawn up in front of the Shields House, and B. R. Sherman, in behalf of the ladies, presented the company with the Stars and Stripes. Lientenant Pickerell fittingly responded to the president's speech in behalf of this company. Having been equipped with cloth- ing. New Testaments and the Union flag. another necessary pre- sentation remained to be made. This was done by Messrs. Dong- las and Sells in the form of impressive revolvers, which were received with thanks by Capt. Hunt. Lieutenants Pickerell and Overlander. Judge Douglas further donated sixty-four pairs of shoes, following which the captain called the roll of the company. The several persons who failed to report were then and there branded as cowards. The ceremonies concluded, the Benton county volunteers, escorted by the Vinton brass band. took up their line of march for the opposite side of the river, where wagons waited to convey them to Independence, whenee they were to be taken by train to Dubuque and thence by boat to Burlington, where they were mustered into service as Company G. Fifth lowa Volunteers.
COMPANY G. FIFTH IOWA VOLUNTEERS.
Company G. with others of the Fifth Infantry. were mustered into the service of the United States at Burlington on the 15th of July. 1861. On August 2nd. they were ordered to Keokuk.
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Iowa, from which point they were sent into Missouri in pursuit of bushwhackers. Not finding much "doing" in this line. after a few days they were ordered to St. Louis, and thence to Jefferson City, Missouri, and Booneville. Missouri. They then participated in the pursuit of the rebel army under Price fo Springfield. Mis- souri, but really did not have their first skirmish with the enemy until the following February. This occurred at New Madrid. Missouri. Later they took part in the operations at Pittsburg Landing. and at Corinth, and upon the evacuation of the latter place they followed the Confederates to Rienzi. On September 19. 1862. they took part in the battle of Inka, where the Fifth regiment especially distinguished itself. and was highly compli- mented by the commanding general of the Union army. The regiment was ordered to support a battery which was threatened by a greatly superior force of the Confederates. It was at one time captured, but the Fifth retook it with terrible loss to Company 1. which, out of forty-three men, lost twenty-seven in killed and wounded. Company G constantly upheld the fortunes of the Fifth Infantry, during the pursuit of the rebels after the battle of Corinth as well as in the expedition against Vicksburg. They took part in the battle of Champion Hill and the siege of Vicks- burg and in September. after they had been transferred to the Seventeenth Army Corps, had the honor of doing their good part in the battle of Chickamauga. In this terrible engagement the Fifth regiment lost thirty men in killed and wounded and eight officers and seventy-six men captured. leaving only sixty-five men in the entire command to answer the rolleall on the evening of the conflict. The regiment spent the winter of 1863-4 at Hunts- ville, Alabama, and in April. 1864. the veterans went home on a furlough. and on their return were placed on the railroads to do guard duty at Kingston. Georgia. They pursued the Confed- erate cavalry led by General Wheeler in his last raid upon the rear of Sherman's army in June. 1864. During that time they traveled north nearly nine Inndred miles and were for three weeks without blankets or change of clothing. About the last of July. 1864. the non-veterans of the regiment were mustered out of the service, leaving one hundred and eighty men and eleven officers. The privates were transferred to the Fifth Towa Cavalry. leaving the officers without a command; the latter being mustered out of the service September 28. 1864, at General Kilpatrick's head- quarters, fifteen miles south of Atlanta, Georgia.
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ROSTER OP COMPANY G.
The members of Company G. Benton county's first command. were as follows :
#Captain Jacob S. Hunt. com. 1861. resd, January 14, 1862.
Captain Wm. F. Pickerell. com. first lieutenant. 1861. printd. captain. January 15, 1862. taken prisoner at Missionary Ridge. November 25. 1863. hon. disd. December 19, 1864.
Second Lieutenant Samuel Overlander. com. 1861. resd. Janu- ary 29. 1862.
Second Lieutenant Charles L. Summers, e. as sergeant. June 24, 1861. prmtd. to first sergeant. then second lieutenant. February 1. 1862. resd. September 3. 1862.
Second Lientenant John E. Pangburn, e. as sergeant January 24, 1861. prmtd. to first sergeant, then second lieutenant September 4. 1862, wd. at Inka. disd. November 18. 1863.
Sergeant Edwin Jenks. e. June 24. 1861. disd. April 26, 1862. disab.
Sergeant Daniel W. Artist. e. June 24, 1861, kld. in battle Champion Hills.
Sergeant Jacob Wetz, e. Jume 24. 1861, disd. December 18. 1862, disab.
Sergeant Basil II. Martin, e. June 24. 1861. wd. at luka.
Sergeant Morgan Pratt. e. June 24. 1861. captd. at Chatta- nooga.
Sergeant A. S. Mossman, e. June 24. 1861, wd. at Champion ITills, captd. at Missionary Ridge.
Sergeant William Graham, e. June 15, 1861, captd. at Chatta- nooga.
Sergeant A. Campbell. c. Jime 24. 1861. wd. at Inka, trans. to Inv. Corps.
Corporal W. S. Robbins, e. June 24, 1861.
Corporal Edw. Cadman. e. June 24, 1861. wd. at Champion Hills, disd. October 29, 1862.
Corporal Lyman Il. Starks, e. June 24, 1861.
Corporal Milton Cox. e. June 15. 1861. disd. February 13. 1862.
Corporal II. A. Day, e. June 24. 1861. disd.
*Key to Contractions. Captd., captured : cav .. cavalry : com .. commission: desrtd., deserted: disab .. disabled : disd .. discharged : e., enlisted: exed .. ex- changed : hon. disd .. honorably discharged: khi .. killed: m. o .. mustered out: prisr., prisoner: printd. promoted: re-e., re-enlisted: resd., resigned: trans .. transferred : vet. Veteran ; wd .. wounded.
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Corporal Patrick Downey, e. June 15, 1861, wd. at Champion Hills, died at Davenport December 16, 1863.
Corporal Simon Wood, e. June 24, 1861, died at Boonville, Mo .. November 9, 1861.
Corporal Edward D. Cox. e. June 15, 1861, captd. at Chatta- noooga.
Corporal Thomas Shields, e. June 24, 1861, wd. at Tunnel Hills, died at Chattanooga December 14, 1863, wds.
Corporal Philo D. Wilson. e. June 24, 1861, wd. at Champion Hills, captd. at Chattanooga.
Musician William Miskimmons, e. June 24, 1861.
Wagoner John Magill, e. November 1861, disd. October 14, 1862, disab.
Brainard, James, e. July 15, 1861.
Blakely, Edw. C., e. July 15, 1861.
Baldwin, James E .. e. July 15. 1861.
Bain, John E., e. March 11, 1861.
Binder. Benjamin E., e. September 6, 1862, kld. in action at Champion Hills, May 16, 1863.
Cox, Henry E., e. August 15, 1862, captd. at Chattanooga.
Campbell. Samuel, e. November 5, 1861, wd. at Vicksburg. disd. January 14. 1864. wds.
Cox, William. e. August 11. 1862. captd. at Chattanooga.
Cantonwine, David. e. August 15, 1862. captd. at Chattanooga.
Cagley. Jacob. e. August 11. 1862.
Clark, William F., e. July 15, 1861.
Cole. S. W., e. July 15. 1861. trans. to Inv. Corps.
Dermotte, L. E., e. July 15. 1861. captd. at Chattanooga. Day. Henry A .. e. July 15, 1861.
Dempsey. John, e. July 15. 1861, trans. to 36 Co. 1st Bat. Inv. Corps.
Ditch, Henry E., e. July 15, 1861. kld. in battle luka. Septem- ber 19. 1862.
Ditch, David E .. e. July 15, 1861.
Dowhs. Robert J., e. July 15. 1861 .. wd. at Vicksburg.
Eisenham. Nicholas. e. July 15. 1861, wd. at Champion Hills.
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Frazer, Rufus E., e. July 15, 1861, disd. September 18, 1862, disab.
Gillispie. Steward, e. July 15, 1861. kld. at Champion Hills, May 16. 1863.
Ilatfield. M. W., e. July 15. 1861.
Ilatfield. Lewis S., e. July 15, 1861, captd. at Helena. Ark. Henderson. John, e. July 15. 1861.
Houlenhan. Robert, e. August 27, 1862.
Holsey. N. Z .. o. August 27. 1862, disd. June 11, 1863.
King, George, e. September 6, 1862. trans. to Inv. Corps.
Kabrick, Peter. e. July 15, 1861. died April 3, 1862, at St. Louis.
Lane. Isaac. e. July 15, 1861. Lebsch. John. e. August 11, 1862.
Martin, A. W., e. August 7. 1862. wd. at Champion Hills. died at Cario. September 19, 1863.
Matthews. James. e. August 11. 1862.
Mechan. Augustus, e. August 27. 1862, wd. at Champion Hills. Mount, Win. M., e. July 15, 1861.
McCoy, George B .. e. July 15. 1861, captd. at Chattanooga.
Moosman. Harrison, November 5, 1861.
Meyers, Emanuel, e. July 24, 1861. captd. at Chattanooga. Moody. James, c. JJuly 24. 1861.
Miskimmons. Lewis. c. June 24, 1861.
Miskimmons. Joseph. e. June 24. 1861. wd. at luka.
Miskimmons. James M., e. September 23. 1862, wd. at Iuka. MeLaughlin, Thomas, e. June 24, 1861.
Norton. Alexander. e. June 24. 1861.
Onstott. David. e. June 24, 1861.
Portor, Richard, e. June 24, 1861. Pratt, Milo. e. September 6. 1862.
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Stewart, Isaac HI., e. June 24. 1861, died at Mt. Vernon, Ind .. July, 1862.
Stewart. Win., e. June 24, 1861.
Strawn, S. H .. e. June 24. 1861.
Strawn. Elijah. e. June 24. 1861.
Scott, James C .. e. June 24, 1861.
Sexton, Thomas, e. June 24. 1861.
Thompson. Martin. e. June 24, 1861, captd. at Chattanooga.
Taylor. L. D., c. June 24, 1861.
Van Horn, Arthur, e. June 24. 1861, disd. July, 1862, disab.
Williams, James G., e. June 24, 1861. died November 16, 1861. at. Otterville, Mo.
Waitman. John, e. June 24. 1861. died September 27. 1862, of wds. received at Iuka.
Webb. John C., e. June 24. 1861.
White. John. e. June 24, 1861.
COMPANY D. EIGHTH INFANTRY.
Mention has been made of the organization of the Harrison Rangers, on August 3d, after the disastrous battle of Bull Run, this command while parading the streets of Vinton. was ordered to rendezvous at Davenport. as soon as its ranks were full. Soon afterward the Rangers went to that city and were incorporated into the Eighth infantry as Company D. The regiment was or- ganized in September. Frederick Steele being appointed colonel, and James L. Geddes, a brave Scotchman of Benton county. was made lieutenant colonel. Soon afterward the Fifth was ordered to St. Louis and thenee to Syracuse, where it joined General Fre- mont's army in pursuit of Price. in southwestern Missouri. This campaign was particularly hard on unexperienced troops such as the Eighth regiment. and many died from exhaustion and expos- ure. The Eighth Towa lost heavily in this regard and returned to Sedalia. Missouri, near the middle of November.
In February. 1862. Colonel Steele was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers and Lieutenant Colonel Geddes became colo- nel of the regiment. In the meantime the regiment had joined General Grant's forces in Tennessee. and on the 12th of March. 1862, embarked at St. Louis for Pittsburg Landing. arriving five
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days afterwards with a loss of three men killed and five wounded. while steaming up the Temessee river. At Shiloh, April 6th. both of the regiments fought heroically for ten consecutive hours. the Eighth being overpowered by the enemy and captured as a body. The few who were not made prisoners were incorporated in the "'Union Brigade" and distinguished themselves at the battle of Corinth. Early in 1863 the regiment was reorganized in St. Louis, and left the first week in April to participate in the siege of Vicksburg under Grant. It participated in the terrific assault on the 22nd and in the stubborn siege of thirty days. The Eighth was with Sherman in his movements against Jackson and during the operations of this campaign Colonel Geddes commanded the brigade. Returning to Vicksburg. for a period of rest. the regiment suffered the loss of Lieutenant Colonel Ferguson, who died of disease at that place.
GRAND HOME RECEPTION.
A short while after its return to Vicksburg a large portion of the command had reenlisted. and the regiment went home on veter- an furlough. Company D arriving at Vinton on March 25, 1864. The surviving heroes were accorded a grand ovation at the court house. which was packed to its utmost. Judge C. H. Conklin made the address of welcome. which was feelingly responded to by Colonels Geddes and Shaw. Music was furnished by Professor Price and his band. and the following song given by Mr. Chapin. was heartily rendered :
Roll the drum. fire the gnu. Make the welkin ring; Set the bonfires burning. For the soldiers returning Home. sweet home.
See. they come ! mothers run. Wives and sweethearts all : Oh ! how the heart goes throbbing To see the blue-coats bobbing Home, sweet home.
Welcome. boys ! welcome. boys ! . Welcome back to your home !
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Long have we waited to meet you And we are happy to greet you Home, sweet home.
Rally all. great and small, Give our brave boys a cheer, Who for the Union are fighting. And sending the rebels a-kiting, Ilome, dismal home.
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Drop a tear, comrades dear, For our brothers absent now : Who have gone from the din of battle,
Where the loud cannons rattle, Home, heavenly home.
When in peace wars shall cease. And Freedom take her stand, With the Star-Spangled Banner o'er us. We'll sing that happy old chorus. "Home, sweet home."
It is said that nearly every township in the county contributed to the elaborate banquet which was served to the returned Union boys at the Tremont House, and nearly five hundred persons sat down to the feast. The last honr of the reunion and welcome was marred by a sad accident, for by a premature discharge of a cannon Alexander Shields lost the sight of both eyes.
At the expiration of their furlough. members of Company D and others of the Eighth Infantry again joined the Union army above Memphis, where the regiment was stationed as provost guard during the remainder of 1864 and the first two months of 1865. On the 21st of August, 1864, Forrest, the Confederate cavalry officer. was repulsed from Memphis, the salvation of the city being largely credited to Colonel Geddes and his brave com- mand. The regiment lost forty men in this affair, and early in March. 1865. was ordered to New Orleans. Thence it was sent to Dauphin Island, where it soon joined in the last general cam- paign of the war, that against Mobile. In these operations the Eighth distinguished itself in the assault on Spanish Fort, where it captured several hundred prisoners.
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BENTON COUNTY BOYS IN THE EIGHTHI.
Benton county soldiers were most largely represented in Com- pany D, of the Eighth Infantry, as is evident by the following roster :
Captain Alexander Harer, e. as sergeant August 14. 1861, prmtd. first sergeant, then second lieutenant, December 15, 1861, prmtd. first lientenant April 19, 1863, printd. captain November 15, 1865.
First Lieutenant Jacob L. Tinkham, e. as private August 14, 1861, printd. first sergeant April 19, 1863, wd. at Memphis, August 21. 1864, prmtd. first lieutenant November 15, 1865.
Second Lieutenant John W. McGuire, com. September 23, 1861, resd. December 9, 1861.
Sergeant John J. Legan, e. August 14, 1861, disd. February 25. 1865, disah.
Sergeant Douglas W. Marsy. e. August 14, 1861, captain at Shiloh, disd. February 13. 1863.
Sergeant. Robt. M. Forsyth, e. August 14, 1861, disd. February 1, 1862, disab.
Sergeant John Brown, e. August 14, 1861, disd. June 9, 1863, disab.
Sergeant Moses A. Ames, e. August 14, 1861, captain at Shi- loh, died.
Sergeant W. H. Ostrander, e. August 14, 1861, trans. to 88th U. S. col. troops for promotion.
Sergeant John Montgomery, e. August 14, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, vet. January 1. 1864.
Corporal Samuel B. Jones, e. August 14, 1861, wd. and captd. at Shiloh. disd. February 13, 1863. wds.
Corporal H. C. Montogomery. e. August 14, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, vet. re-e. January 1. 1864. sergeant.
Corporal R. H. Kirkpatrick, e. August 14, 1861, wd. and captd. June 1, 1862. at Keokuk.
Corporal Jesse L. Bigley, c. August 14, 1861, wd. at Shiloh, and Corinth, sergeant. vet. January 1. 1864.
Corporal Chas: Knapp. e. Angust 14, 1861. captd. at Shiloh, vet. Jannary 1, 1864.
Corporal Daniel P. Marshal, e. August 14, 1861. disd. March 13, 1862, disab.
Corporal Samuel Smith. e. August 14. 1861, kld. April 6, 1862, at battle of Shiloh.
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Musician Jos. P. Skea, e. August 14, 1861, vet. January 1, 1864.
Wagoner John Daniels. e. August 14, 1861, dishonorably disd. February 1, 1862.
Alden, II. L., vet. January 1, 1864.
Blakeley, L. M., e. August 14, 1861, wd. at Shiloh, kld. at Corinth, October 3, 1862.
Brown, C. W., e. August 14. 1861, disd. February, 1862, disab.
Chambers, MeHlenry, e. August 14, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, vet. January 1. 1863.
Churchill, Henry, e. August 14, 1861, captd. at Shiloh. disd. February 16, 1863.
Dalloway, W. S., e. August 14. 1861, captd. at Shiloh. disd. February 7, 1863, disab.
Drinkwater, Wm .. e. February 10, 1864.
Dudgeon, Thomas, e. August 14, 1861, died December 6. 1862, at Sedalia, Mo.
Davis. Geo. C .. vet. January 1, 1864.
Dempsey, Win., e. August 14, 1861, died December 6. 1862, at Sedalia, Mo.
Forsythe, John E., e. August 14, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, vet. January 1. 1864. 1
Gill, Alfred, e. August 14. 1861. captd. at Shiloh, vet. January 1, 1864.
Gardner, Jno. Il .. e . April 25, 1864.
Gingery, Daniel, e. August 14. 1861, disd. June 13, 1862, disab. Geaton. George. e. August 14. 1861. captd. at Shiloh. vet. January 1, 186-1.
Heath. Jos. Y., e. August 14. 1861. captd. at Shiloh. vet. Janu- ary 1, 1864.
HIolt, Geo. A .. e. August 14. 1861. died near Fairfield, Mo., November 13, 1861.
Tlines. Lewis, e. February 1. 1864.
Hlines. Wm. E., e. August 14. 1861. vet. Jannary 1, 1864.
Harper. Alex .. e. February 22. 1861. died at Montgomery, Ala.,
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July 24, 1865.
Horton, C. T., e. August 14, 1861.
Harper, Daniel M .. c. February 27, 1864, died at Vinton, January 5, 1865.
Hendrix, L. T. e. August 14, 1861, wd. at Corinth, vet. Janu- ary 1, 1864.
Johnson. James, e. August 14, 1861, disd. March 16, 1862. disab.
Kimball. Geo. C., e. Angust 14. 1861, captd. at Shiloh, vet. January 1. 1864. died at Memphis. October 29, 1864.
MeCoy. Wm., e. August 14. 1861, disd.
Mossman. Thos. J., e. August 14. 1861. disd. April 26, 1862. disab.
Miskimen, II. Il .. e. August 14, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, disd. September 2. 1864.
Moody. Wm .. e. August, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, vet. January 1. 1864.
Meeker. T .. e. August 14, 1861. disd. March 13, 1862. disab.
Morrison. John. e. August 14, 1861, vet. Jamary 1, 1864.
Miller. John Y .. e. Angust 14. 1861. captd. at Shiloh. trans. to Invalid Corps.
Moorhead. T .. c. Angust 14, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, vet. Janu- ary 1. 1864.
Moody, Absalom. e. August 14. 1861. captd. at Shiloh, died December 1. 1863. at Pocohontas. Tenn.
Pratt. A .. e. January 5. 1864. kld. at Tuskegee. Ala .. October 23. 1865, murdered.
Parsell. John P .. e. August 14, 1861, captd. at Shiloh. trans. 10 Invalid Corps.
Richard. Samuel M., e. August 14. 1861, eaptd. at Shiloh. vet. January 1. 1864.
Revel, James R .. e. February 27, 1864.
Steel, John. vet. Jannary 1. 1864. disd. April 5. 1866. disab.
Thomas. Albert. e. Angust 14, 1861, captd. at Shiloh. vet. Jannary 1. 1864.
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Tinkham. Jacob L., e. August 14, 1861. captd. at Shiloh.
Wood, Wm .. e. August 14, 1861, disd. January 15, 1862, disab.
Company B included the following men from Benton county:
Dunklee, Martin. e. December 12, 1863, died at Ilelena, Ark., March 24, 1864.
Merritt, Amos. e. September 15, 1861, wd. at Shiloh.
Moody, John, e. September 15, 1861, wd. at Shiloh.
Moody, Robt. D., e. September 15, 1861, kld. at battle of Shiloh. April 6, 1862.
Myers, Edward H., e. September 15, 1861, disd. January 30. 1862, disab.
Penrose. Wm .. e. September 15. 1861, kld. April 6, 1862, at battle of Shiloh.
Rice, Jolm. e. September 15, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, re-e. as vet. JJanuary 1. 1864.
Reese, Win .. e. November 27. 1863. died at Memphis June 26, 1864.
White. Tobias D., e. September 15, 1861. disd. disab.
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